Grimanesa Amoros

Artist, Connector, Explorer, Global soul, Idea generator, Life mentor, Parent, World traveler

Grimanesa Amorós was born in Lima, Peru, lives and works in New York City. She is an interdisciplinary artist with diverse interests in the fields of social history, scientific research and critical theory, which have greatly influenced her work. Amorós researches the locations, histories and communities of the installation sites. Her process remains organic and instinctive. This intuitive relationship to technology is a distinctive feature of Amorós’ practice. Her works incorporates elements from sculpture, video, lighting, and cutting edge technology to create site-specific installations to engage architecture and create community. Grimanesa Amorós has often drawn upon important Peruvian cultural legacies for inspiration for her large-scale light-based installations, which she has presented around the globe from Mexico, Tel Aviv and Beijing to New York’s Times Square.